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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Cheri try to extract from Ernest?
(a) Lea's new lover.
(b) Lea's holiday plans.
(c) Lea's birthday.
(d) Lea's location.

2. Which of the following does Cheri reveal to Lea?
(a) Personal wishes.
(b) Food preferences.
(c) Fears.
(d) Longings.

3. Who is the courtesan that Lea thinks is too old to still be entertaining young men?
(a) Helene.
(b) Lili.
(c) Desiree.
(d) Gigi.

4. What does Cheri accuse Edmee of trying to find in his personal items?
(a) Desk key.
(b) Bank notes.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Love letters.

5. Lea reminisces about a summer she spent with Cheri in ______________.
(a) Normandy.
(b) Provence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Monte Carlo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Cheri at the beginning of the story?

2. Lea reminds Cheri that he needs to dress to have lunch with whom?

3. How long does Cheri stay at Desmond's?

4. Cheri tells Lea that he is to marry whom?

5. What nickname does Cheri sometimes call Lea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of pearls to Cheri?

2. How do Lea and Cheri feel about Cheri's proposed marriage to Edmee?

3. How does Lea behave at the luncheon at Madame Peloux's?

4. Why are Cheri and Edmee at odds over the state of their marriage?

5. What could be another reason that Lea is so repulsed by Lili and her young companion?

6. Describe the encounter Cheri has with Ernest at Lea's house.

7. What is the premise for CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?

8. How does Edmee temper her feelings during the time she and Cheri live at Madame Peloux's?

9. What does Cheri do during the time he spends at Desmond's?

10. How does Cheri's engagement to Edmee begin to alter the relationship between Lea and Cheri?

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